Accountant Senior-Fixed Assets at Archrock in Houston, TX

Accountant Senior-Fixed Assets

Location: Houston, TX, United States

Provides advanced professional accounting expertise within fixed assets and capital projects. Ensures property, plant, and equipment transactions are accurately classified, recorded, depreciated, reconciled, analyzed, and reported in a timely manner in accordance with U.S. GAAP, company policy, and internal-control requirements. Owns key fixed asset close activities and partners with Operations, Capital Planning, Asset Management, Tax, and other stakeholders to maintain complete and reliable asset records.

Skills and Abilities:

• Advanced technical accounting skills with the ability to evaluate capitalization versus expense treatment and apply fixed asset accounting policies consistently
• Strong understanding of the fixed asset lifecycle, including acquisitions, project capitalization, transfers, location changes, depreciation, impairments, retirements, sales, and other disposals
• Strong analytical and reconciliation skills, including the ability to reconcile the Oracle Cloud Fixed Assets subledger to the general ledger and investigate differences across financial and operational data sources
• Excellent communication and documentation skills, with the ability to explain accounting requirements and resolve issues with Operations, Capital Planning, Asset Management, Tax, Internal Auditors, and External Auditors
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving capabilities while maintaining appropriate evidence of review and control documentation
• Exceptional organization, time-management, and prioritization skills, with the flexibility to manage recurring close responsibilities, audit requests, and special projects under tight deadlines
• Works independently while maintaining strong collaboration with the supervisor and peers
• Proficiency with large datasets and advanced spreadsheet analysis; ability to improve recurring processes through standardization, automation, and effective use of reporting tools
• Prepare and record fixed asset additions, transfers, retirements, reclassifications, depreciation, and other related journal entries and subledger transactions
• Prepare and/or review fixed asset balance sheet reconciliations, rollforwards, and depreciation analysis for management reporting, quarterly reporting, and audits

Non-Essential Duties: Performs other duties as assigned.

All employees shall be in compliance with the Archrock Health Safety and Environmental Policy and local, statutory and/or regulatory requirements at all times.

Knowledge:

• Advanced knowledge of U.S. GAAP applicable to property, plant, and equipment, depreciation, impairment, asset disposals, and capitalized project costs
• Advanced knowledge of internal controls over financial reporting and the documentation needed to support fixed asset existence, completeness, valuation, classification, rights and obligations, and financial statement presentation
• Strong knowledge of fixed asset subledger and general ledger processes, including additions, capitalization, transfers, adjustments, depreciation, retirements, reconciliation, and period close
• Working knowledge of business processes that affect fixed assets, including procure-to-pay, project accounting, record-to-report, asset management, and disposal processes
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word required; experience with Oracle Cloud Financials, including Fixed Assets, General Ledger, and Projects, strongly preferred
• Working knowledge of data analysis and reporting tools such as Power Query, Power BI, or comparable tools is a plus

Minimum Education and Certification:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, or equivalent from an accredited college or university
• CPA or CPA candidate preferred

Minimum Experience:

• 5 years of relevant experience in an accounting or finance role
• Experience in public accounting a plus

Leadership:

• Expected to serve as a resource to others for knowledge transfer, training, and checking work
• May occasionally lead a special project or team

Non-Essential Duties:

• Performs other duties as assigned

Physical Demands:

(Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions)

• Regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• Occasionally required to stand, walk, and stoop.
• Vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to carry objects weighing up to 10 pounds.

This job description is a summary of essential job functions. It is not intended as an employment contract, nor is it intended to describe all duties someone in this position may perform. All employees are expected to perform tasks, as assigned by supervisor, regardless of job title or routine job duties.